SMITJ » Cool Places http://www.smitj.com Unknown Subscriber. Return To Sender. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:17:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Champs-Elysees & Montmartre http://www.smitj.com/the-champs-elysees-montmartre/ http://www.smitj.com/the-champs-elysees-montmartre/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:25:50 +0000 admin http://www.smitj.com/the-champs-elysees-montmartre/ The Champs-Elysees is one of the most famous streets in the world and the largest street in Paris, 2 km long and 60m wide. This road begins at the Place de la Concorde and ending at the Arc de Triomphe. Here you will find a mixture of large galleries, shops, offices, public buildings and gardens. He is also the scene of demonstrations, as the last Tour de France or the military phase 14th July parade.
Montmartre
Montmartre is the quarter of the nineteenth century, when all kinds of artists moved there. In this way, it is one of the most romantic and Bohemia district in Paris. It is situated on a hill, marked by the Sacre-Coeur, which was built by French in honor of the victims of the Franco-Prussian War. Sacred Heart is one of the most visited attractions in Paris and is inspired by the Roman and Byzantine architecture. Walk in the streets of Montmartre, as the journey into the past. One of the attractions of the Montamtre are many street artists sell their colors in the square Tertre, near the basilica.

Montmartre is one quarter full of restaurants, hotels, cafes and cabarets. At the foot of Montmartre, it’s a picnic and recreation (near the Whites and the looting squares). In this quarter there is the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret, which is probably most famous cabaret in the world.
There is a wooden buildings in the middle of the hill, the so-called boot washroom. The movement Cubism is born here. Equally important artists such as Picasso and Braque, he worked.

]]> http://www.smitj.com/the-champs-elysees-montmartre/feed/ 0 The City of the Lovers http://www.smitj.com/the-city-of-the-lovers/ http://www.smitj.com/the-city-of-the-lovers/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:24:50 +0000 admin http://www.smitj.com/the-city-of-the-lovers/ Paris is one of the most beautiful capitals of old Europe and one of the most romantic cities in the world. It is known under the name "City of Lights," as it was the first city in the world, the electric light. It is also known as the "city of lovers", because it is full of romantic corners. In addition, it is one of the main tourist destinations in the world every year around 30 million tourists walk the streets below. Paris is famous for the cultural and artistic value. It was the perfect retreat for artists and bohemians, and even today it is a symbol of freedom and the avant-garde ideas and currents. In Paris you can find the delicious French cuisine, the incredible world of fashion, the best museums and a harmonious combination of traditional and modern stuff … All this in Paris a city really fascinating.
It is very difficult to get a few days in Paris. There are too many stimuli to discover the famous works of architecture, like the Eiffel Tower or the Arc de Triomphe, in one of his museums, like the legendary Musée du Louvre or Pompidou Center, or his majestic as the streets of the Champs-Elysees. Any person who travel to Paris, spot!

]]> http://www.smitj.com/the-city-of-the-lovers/feed/ 0 Linton Worme in the 80sGetting http://www.smitj.com/linton-worme-in-the-80sgetting/ http://www.smitj.com/linton-worme-in-the-80sgetting/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:23:55 +0000 admin http://www.smitj.com/linton-worme-in-the-80sgetting/ I count myself a chance to live in the north of England, one of the most interesting and beautiful regions of the United Kingdom. A region rich in history, a place of castles, countryside and coastline, which is flooded with myths and legends of the past.
, In another article, you told the story of the famous red worm. Outrageous that the animal’s tail wounded ten times to Penshaw Hill and emerged as Penshaw Monument. Now I would like you to your car in Penshaw leave street in the north and through the landscape of Northumberland, to the Scottish border. It takes a good two hours to the small colony of Linton. You can find him on the B6436 six miles south of Kelso.
Near the village you will find Linton Hill with the waters of Kale, in the vicinity flows. In this quiet area in a cave at the northern side of the hill, he lives after a worm or Wörme, (Wörme an old Scandinavian snake). The region is also known under the name "Worm’s Den." Then in the twilight, the dragon can kill’s Lair and the cattle to eat local and something else, it came through.

Despite fear of the dreaded animal some local men tried to kill him, but their weapons are not effective against armored hide. Without disability, by the men of the Mind efforts of animal waste in the countryside and not only to stop their resources déchaînés.
None is on a visit to nearby Jedburgh, the Laird, John Somerville heard this horrible worm. Linton of the way he observed the creature to be. He remarked that if someone came in the vicinity of cities by the creature, which they with their mouths wide open. This gave her an idea, and it has the local blacksmith, a lance. The weapon was much longer than normal start and had a wheel mounted influence of drugs at the end of the business. Laird on the bike has a tar content of hardened ball of peat and to fire the ball, and loads it comes to his horse by smoke and flames.
Finally, if he was satisfied, he rolled into the worm. As he came near the worm has his mouth and he suggested the blazing start his throat. The the Creature death struggle so twisted, and that writhing in the last trains and it is said that this caused waves in the hills outside the cave. Finally, the creature is fatally injured, was on his cave and the roof collapsed burying it (ideally) without trace below the hill.
That the worm (or dragon) are they? Or is it just one of many myths that have survived in the British Isles? If he did or not, it is in recognition of his bravery by John Somerville been knighted, has a Royal Falconer and became the first Baron Lintoune.
Dragon or not, and Linton Linton Hill, there are and when you have your way. Here are the directions Penshaw. Follow the A19 to the north by the Tyne Tunnel and continue on the A19, what is the connection A1. Take the A1 motorway in the direction of north. Morpeth just turn left on A697 in the direction of Wooler and Coldstream. Shortly after Wooler in Akeld turn left onto the B6531. Follow this until he joined the B6352 and B6352 follow in the city Yetholm. Thence into the B6401 and then shortly before Morebattle, turn right onto the B5436 for Linton.
You can not see when you reach a dragon, but you appreciate a trip through some of the most beautiful northern landscape. Take a look at Linton Kirk (church), while you’re there and you see above the door portal, which Somervail Stone. It is a sculpture, a knight in the fight against two of the animals that connect to Linton Worm.

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